This week, commenters were not too keen on a proposal by UK architecture studio Weston Williamson + Partners to convert container ships into floating hospitals to help cities hit by Covid-19. More about "The most successful ideas for fighting Covid-19 have been the small nimble ones"
Are you a designer or a brand with a product you want to launch? The VDF products fair offers an affordable solution. More about Launch and promote your products with Virtual Design Festival's products fair
Dutch designer Maarten Baas has explained how he has adapted to coronavirus lockdown in a short video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about "This is how I cope with the current situation" says Maarten Baas
Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative due to the "painful reality of Covid-19". More about Burning Man announces plans for Virtual Black Rock City amid pandemic
Virtual Design Festival runs from 15 April to 30 June and will host a rolling programme of online talks, lectures, movies, product launches and more. Click here to see the full schedule. More about Virtual Design Festival cultural programme includes collaborations with partners around the world
A large concrete arch frames new living and dining spaces in this Kuala Lumpur house extension by Malaysian architect Fabian Tan. More about Fabian Tan adds barrel-vaulted concrete extension to Kuala Lumpur home
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes socially distanced cycle lanes, portable sanitation kits and warnings from Italy. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 14 April
Face shields offer more effective protection against coronavirus than masks and should be worn by the public whenever they leave home, according to US physician and epidemiologist Michael Edmond. More about "Every person should have a face shield" says epidemiologist Michael Edmond
The Covid-19 pandemic gives designers the chance to address global challenges instead of making "more meaningless stuff," designer Hella Jongerius says in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival. More about Coronavirus "feels like a disaster and an opportunity at the same time" says Hella Jongerius
Spanish designer Francesc Rifé has created a distinctive interior for a shoe store in Mallorca, using shades of soft pink and pale grey. More about Francesc Rifé pairs raw concrete with pink fabric in ASH Mallorca shoe shop
Have you completed a landscape design project or an infrastructure project that you're particularly proud of? Enter it for this year’s Dezeen Awards 2020, where landscape and infrastructure are among eight new categories. More about You can now enter landscape projects and infrastructure projects for Dezeen Awards
Designer Tom Dixon describes how a motorcycle crash forced him to abandon a career as a bass guitarist in the latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. More about "As long as you have attitude, you don't have to be talented" says Tom Dixon in Dezeen's latest podcast
London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska has designed a trio of undulating birthing chairs called Ultima Thule, which offer women a "sanctuary-like" environment during childbirth. More about Stiliyana Minkovska reimagines hospital maternity wards as "interstellar" spaces
Architecture firm Woods Bagot has designed a modular system that can adapt apartments to make them suited to working, playing and cooking, as people spend more time at home because of the coronavirus. More about Woods Bagot's modular AD-APT modifies apartments for working from home
With Tinseltown under lockdown due to coronavirus, a new genre of "virus fiction" or "ViFi" could emerge, says speculative architect and director Liam Young in the first of a series of video messages from creatives around the world recorded as part of our Virtual Design Festival. More about Los Angeles "is now a live-action dystopia playing out in real time" says Liam Young
The architecture community has paid tribute to William "Bill" Menking, co-founder of The Architect's Newspaper, who has died aged 72 of cancer. More about The Architect's Newspaper co-founder Bill Menking dies aged 72
Life in Shanghai is slowly getting back to normal, reports curator Aric Chen in this video message recorded for Virtual Design Festival on his first day in the fresh air after 14 days of home quarantine. More about "I hope this offers a glimmer of hope that things are getting better" says Aric Chen
Cats' Pink House is a holiday home in Taiwan that includes cat ladders, a rotating carousel-shaped climbing frame and a fluffy pink swing for the owner's feline companions. More about Pink holiday home by KC Design Studio features dedicated cat room
Architecture firm Shau has built a library in Semarang, Indonesia, featuring a grand staircase, a net floor and a large communal swing. More about Microlibrary Warak Kayu features a hammock-style floor and a swing
With health workers in many parts of the world facing shortages of personal protective equipment as they treat coronavirus patients, architects, designers, institutions and brands around the world are making face shields. More about Eight face shields designed to protect coronavirus healthcare workers